Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

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Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, has died at the age of 100. Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, Kissinger Associates said. He had been active past his centenary, attending meetings in the White House, publishing a book on leadership styles, and testifying before a Senate committee about the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. In July, he made a surprise visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the 1970s, he had a hand in many...